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City of Mt. Holly holds Strategic Vision event By Alan Hodge alan@cfmedia.info
The City of Mt. Holly rolled out its Strategic Vision plans and dreams last week at an event held in the Grand Hall of the Municipal Complex. The Strategic Vision Plan Kick-Off was the culmination of a one-year process that explored Mount Holly’s core community values and its vision for the City’s future. The evening saw community groups as well as City of Mt. Holly set up tables with plenty of information of what they are doing now and in the future to keep the town
on top of growth as well as provide citizens with a great quality of life in the present. The event was open to the public, and free refreshments were served. Mt. Holly’s planning director, Greg Beal, had this to say about the event. “This is a kickoff of the City’s vision and we wanted to get the public involved,” he said. “I think it should be an annual event.” Several Mt. Holly city council members were on hand. Perry Toomey observed the larger number of citizens at the event. “People are very interested in the direction the
city is headed and what new things are coming up,” he said. City manager Danny Jackson was also upbeat about the program. “This is great,” he said. “The people finally get to see what the city will look like in the future.” A perfect example of what Jackson referred to was in the form of several large maps and other graphics that illustrated future locations for such things as greenways and other amenities including a possible bicycle/pedestrian crossing on the NC27 bridge See VISION, Page 9
The FROGS (Friends of the Greenway) group was represented at the Mt. Holly Strategic Vision event by members Anne Hinkle, Jim Hinkle, Janice McCrorie (FROG suit), and Randi Moore. Photos by Alan Hodge
Holy Angels hosts Journey Of Hope By Alan Hodge alan@cfmedia.info
GEMS Capt. Lee Cherry with one of the Bicycle Emergency Rescue Team cycles.
GEMS has many facets and bikes are one of the most important By Alan Hodge alan@cfmedia.info
Most folks associate Gaston County Emergency Medical Services (GEMS) with ambulances moving swiftly down the road to someone’s aid. However, GEMS has several other layers to its
organization and the bicycle squadron- known as Bicycle Emergency Rescue Team or BERT- is one of the most important. GEMS has used bikes in a variety of roles for a long time. See GEMS, Page 5
Speaking of bicycles. The Journey of Hope bike team made its traditional visit to residents of Holy Angels last Friday. This year marks the 24th time the group has stopped by Belmont during their annual 3,000-mile rides across America. “Holy Angels residents and staff look forward to the arrival of Journey of Hope bikers each summer,” said Holy Angels CEO Regina Moody. “For the cyclists, this is a life changing journey as they travel across the country meeting people of all levels of abilities” The Journey of Hope riders are part of The Ability Experience. This group of over 20 cyclists and crew members is one of three Journey of Hope teams that is dedicating its summer to enhancing the lives of thousands of people with disabilities through
Ability Experience riders line up for review after arriving at Holy Angels last Friday. grant funding and community engagement. Along the route, the team partners with local organizations that support people with disabilities by coming
together at Friendship Visits – a time when the team can interact with the people they are riding in support of while giving them an experience unlike any other.
The Journey of Hope team consists of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity men from across the country. See HOPE, Page 8
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OPINION
TODAY’S QUOTE: “Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.”
My Opinion: It won’t be long now Well in just a couple of weeks the doors to dozens of local schools will fling open and the halls that have been somewhat quiet over the course of the summer will once again be filled with the clamoring, squabbling, shuffling, hurrying, and sweating bodies of thousands of students as they rush to and from classes and engage in their social and intellectual doings. If you do not count the kindergarten I got expelled from (“don’t bring that blondeheaded little devil back” the owner had told my mom), I began my own educational experience at East Belmont Elementary School. The school is no longer there and I am barely here but it stood at the corner of Catawba and Park streets where Park Street UMC now is. My first grade teacher was a certain Mrs. Page, the mom of Jack Page. She was a nice lady as I recall because for the first week of school she softened the transition from civilian to scholastic life by giving us newbies graham cracker cookies and orange soda pop. But, that could only last so long since I am sure she was probably paying for the rations from her meager teacher salary and suddenly the treats came to an end and I and my classmates knew that we were now in real school “for the duration”. One thing I recall most about going back to school after summer vacation was hitting the cafeteria following weeks of home-fare at the noon hour. The first thing about a school cafeteria that you notice is the aroma. It used to be a combination of grilled cheese sandwiches, vegetable soup made from leftover vegetables, and sheet cakes smeared with chocolate icing. Some kids who carried their lunch from home in metal lunch boxes with Barbie or GI Joe on them had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches but I saw a TV show the other day that stated more and more school cafeterias were banning peanut butter and jelly sandwiches because of nut allergies but that is now and that was then for better or worse. The school lunchroom can sometimes be a place of high drama – like when someone drops their tray with a loud crash. We used to cheer loudly when that happened but I guess that’s frowned upon now as much as the game of dodge-ball. I had a teacher in fifth grade at Shamrock Gardens Elementary in
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Charlotte who made us eat at least a bit of everything on our slop-tray. One fine day, collard greens appeared on the bill Alan Hodge Banner-News Editor of fare. A kid in my class sought to dodge the collard green curse by drinking about half the milk in his carton and stuffing the greens in there when he thought Rollins wasn’t looking. But nothing escaped her steely gaze and just when he thought he had gotten away with his scheme she made him open the carton and eat the soggy milk/greens slosh in front of everyone. Of course he threw up much to the screams/guffaws/OMGs of all in the vicinity. Rollins also used to take me out of class every day and shake me and asked me through clenched teeth why I could not stop staring out the window or fidgeting or talking to the other kids but she could not have known at that time the characteristics of a budding literary genius. Lastly, and I am sure you are glad, another start-of-school flashback I have is of the transition from junior high to high school. This was a time fraught with perceived danger. Back yonder we attended junior high from 7-9th grade and as 9th graders we would have had a year as the “top rail” to the underlings but once on a high school campus the situation was reversed and as the old saying goes (one my wife hates but here it is honey) “top rail on de bottom now” and we were immersed in a world where some of the upperclassmen had beards and the upperclass chicks were really grown up as their lipstick and blue eyeshadow and Giorgios perfumes attested and so we, who were once übermen were now the underdawgs, darted from shadow to shadow and slid along the walls of the hallways not daring to throw our puny selves into the main channel where folks like Juniors and manly/ womanly Seniors trod with impunity. Oh well, such was the impact starting school had on lil ol’ me, but I am sure that many students in this day and time will be feeling and seeing many of the same things as school is somewhat universal or as the ancient Egyptians were wont to say “A boy’s ears are upon his back”.
- Henry Ford
I wish I still had this book from my teen years In the late 1980’s, I was pastoring a church that had a huge Christmas outreach. Since it was a church plant, we had no building, just a tiny office. I asked a Chrysler dealership to let me use their showroom floor for our Christmas food and toy distribution program. He agreed. I wrote the CEO of Chrysler about the dealer’s kindness. I received a letter signed by Lee Iacocca, acknowledging the use of the showroom. He is one of my heroes in management. He died a few weeks ago. I read a lot of blogs about him. He is best known as the father of the Ford Mustang. He took a Ford Falcon, gave it a long hood and a short deck, added bucket seats, floor shift, and made it fun, sporty and affordable. The 1965 Mustang sold more vehicles its first year than any other car in the automotive industry. In 1978, he was let go from Ford where he served as President. A few months later, he took over the reins of Chrysler where he turned it around from near bankruptcy and introduced the Minivan to the automotive world. Many of the blogs said he would be remembered for being the father of the Mustang as well as saving Chrysler from bankruptcy. But others were critical, accusing him of not addressing the problem of the Ford Pinto that would sometimes explode in rear end collisions. They also complained he wasn’t a fan of seat belts, air bags, or anti-pollution equipment and would be remembered for that.
The power of dirt in raising Southern boys
I don’t remember a line of candidates applying to take over the reins of Chrysler in 1978. It was said that had he known how bad it was, he wouldn’t have taken the job. But he did. And he stayed. And he finished the job. What does this have to do with the book from my teen years? When I turned 13, my sister gave me a book entitled, “2001 Insults; an insult for every occasion.” One of them said, “He builds himself up by tearing other people down.” Let me encourage you that the more you accomplish, the more you become a target for critics. People don’t care about you when you aren’t doing anything with your life. But, when you begin to accomplish things and demonstrate leadership, they’d rather “tear you down.” What encourages me is a speech given by Teddy Roosevelt on April 23, 1910. “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and
sweat and blood; w h o strives Tony Marciano valiantly; w h o errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” If you are in the arena, you face is covered with dust, sweat and blood. You are a leader. I heard one leader say, “I don’t listen to the critics. I don’t read their comments. I’m not going to let them get inside my head. God has a destiny for me and I can’t let anything detract me from it.” I’ll be back in two weeks. Until then, live well my friend.
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I am the mother of three high energy boys and the wife to a true southern gentleman. I don’t care what anyone says, raising a boy is completely different from raising a girl. I know there are a lot of mothers out there that would argue with me but I am telling you that until you raise three boys together, only then will you understand my reasoning. I am completely outnumbered in my house. Even my dog and cows are boys! Boys are full of energy and I swear that book Men Are from Venus, Women Are from Mars is no doubt the truth. Raising southern boys may sound cliché but it is still a thing and I am determined to make sure my boys know good southern values.
Values that include grandmothers and all getting your hands elders. They know dirty (no really, I’m how to work hard talking red clay dirt and they also know dirty), understandeverything in life is ing hard work and not at the click of a knowing the value button. In fact, the of a dollar, knowbest things in life are ing how to play not on Amazon at hard but also know- Allison Bansen all. They are found ing how to dress in that summer sunup, fishing, farming, spend- set, unexpected bouts of ing time with grandpa on the laughter, tears of happiness. screened-in porch, knowing One of the funniest memthe sound of a screen door ories I have of my boys was slamming in summer, pick- last summer they were all ing apples, understanding in their farm boots running failure, hand planting 2,000 around on one of those hot, pumpkins only to get two full humid days. So, of course, pumpkins, understanding that the hose pipe comes out. life is a gift and each moment They all start spraying each is a blessing. other and filling up their At the core of their values boots with water. My middle is their faith. Southern boys child, Jack goes to my oldopen doors for their mom, est child (Ben’s) boot, fills
it up with water and drinks right out of his boot! I am not kidding. It was the most disgusting thing I have ever seen. We all started laughing, even Jack! It is in those moments you realize how happy, funny and crazy family can be. I think any other person that had seen that would have probably thought we were horrible for laughing at all the germs he just swallowed in a matter of seconds. That is a boy! Boys were made to be outside, they were made to be dirty. We are far from perfect parents but if there are red clay boot prints on the floor at the end of the day then we are living and doing something right. By Allison Bansen , Belmont
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The firm For the Love of Technology, organized a community litter pick up in Mount Holly last Saturday. Thirteen volunteers picked up approximately 95 pounds of trash along highway 273 in one hour. Marco’s Pizza donated pizza to the volunteers. The next community litter pick up event is scheduled for Saturday, September 7 at 10am. Please contact Mary Smith at mary@ fortheliveoftechnology.com for details. Photo by Mary Smith
The CRO of Mt. Holly is inviting all local Mt. Holly Pastors (or at least one representative from each church) to take part in a Focus Group to discuss community needs and the renewed vision of the CRO. The meeting will be held at Mt. Holly City Hall, Training Room B, on Wednesday, August 21st from 8:30-9:45am. A continental breakfast will be provided. Please RSVP by August 16th to CRO@cro-mtholly. org to ensure your spot. The mission of the Community Relief Organization of Mt. Holly is to assist “Our
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The Schiele Museum Summer Indian Series coming The Schiele Museum of Natural History Indian Summer Series celebrates the rich heritage of the American Indians and highlights historical themes and cultural expressions of North America’s first people through a variety of programs. Additionally, visitors can experience the Catawba Village on a daily basis and discover how native life was influenced by natural resources and changes in the Piedmont over hundreds of years. Throughout the summer and fall, visitors can explore the Henry Hall of the American Indian, as original representations of Crazy Horse and Ishi are added to the gallery. Ishi: The Last of His Kind Sunday, August 25 at 3 PM Duke University anthropologist Orin Starn discusses the story of Ishi, the so-called “last wild Indian in North America” who hid out for decades in the California mountains until his capture in 1916. Learn about the challenges confronting Native American people in the face of invading pioneers, and the remarkable story of Ishi’s life in hiding and as the lone survivor of his Yahi tribe in modern San Francisco. This presentation is included with general museum admission and is free for Schiele Members. The Demise of Tonto Saturday, September 7 at 3 PM Cathy A. Smith, historian and an authority on authentic Native costume, clothing, and regalia shares stories of cultural heroes drawn from
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Belmont native serves at the largest Naval Communications Station in the world WAHIAWA, Hawaii – Most Americans would agree that communications are a vital part of their lives. The same is true for the U.S. Navy. Instead of using smart phones and tablets, a group of sailors stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, use the most-advanced satellite and telecommunications equipment to share vital information with sailors deployed around the world. Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Reyes, a 2013 South Point High School graduate and native of Belmont, North Carolina, is one of these sailors assigned to Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific who provides these communication services. Reyes credits success in the Navy to many of the lessons learned in Belmont. “My hometown taught me the value of hard work,” said Reyes. “I took that lesson with me and apply it everyday while serving.” As a Navy yeoman, Reyes is responsible for ensuring that our command’s regulations and policies are up to date. NCTAMS Pacific is the center of communications for the U.S. Navy in the Pacific. They provide command, control, communications, computers and intelligence connectivity to Naval and Joint forces from San Diego
to Singapore and beyond. NCTAMS Pacific is the largest naval communications station in the world, known as the “Pacific Voice of Command.” A key element of the Navy the nation needs is tied to the fact that America is a maritime nation, according to Navy officials, and that the nation’s prosperity is tied to the ability to operate freely on the world’s oceans. More than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by water; 80 percent of the world’s population lives close to a coast; and 90 percent of all global trade by volume travels by sea. The U.S. Pacific Fleet is the world’s largest fleet command, encompassing 100 million square miles, nearly half the Earth’s surface, from Antarctica to the Arctic Circle and from the West Coast of the United States into the Indian Ocean. Being stationed in Pearl Harbor, often referred to as the gateway to the Pacific in defense circles, means that Reyes is serving in a part of the world that is taking on new importance in America’s focus on rebuilding military readiness, strengthening alliances, and reforming business practices in support of the National Defense Strategy. “Our priorities center on people, capabilities and processes, and will be achieved by our focus on speed, value, results and partnerships,” said
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Holy Angels Bliss Gallery event Holy Angels Bliss Gallery, 25 North Main Street, Belmont presents the “Wild Whimsy” art exhibit opening day and reception, August 8, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. The exhibit features several Holy Angels artists along with guest artist
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Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Reyes Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer. “Readiness, lethality and modernization are the requirements driving these priorities.” The Navy has been pivotal in helping maintain peace and stability in the Pacific region for decades. The Pacific is home to more than 50 percent of the world’s population, many of the world’s largest and smallest economies, several of the world’s largest militaries, and many U.S. allies. Though there are many ways for sailors to earn distinction in their command, community, and career, Reyes is most proud of earning two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals.
“I’m proud of receiving my two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals because it took months and years of hard and consistent work,” said Reyes. As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied upon assets, Reyes and other sailors know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes, one that will provide a critical component of the Navy the nation needs. “This command deeply cares about its sailors and will do whatever they can to help each other,” added Reyes. “To me, serving means I get to travel and experience other cultures in person and you truly get to see how amazing it is.”
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What it was wasn’t football If you are familiar with “The Wit and Wisdom of Andy Griffith”, you may recall the time he stumbled into a stadium with two hotdogs and his big orange drink and accidentally got to witness two teams kick a punkin’ back and forth to one another. You see, Andy and I share a common trait according to this skit. Sports have kept me dumbfounded for years with all their rules and regulations. I was never gifted with any athletic coordination or skill but where I have always lacked in physical strength and endurance on the field, I have tried to make up for in my eyes and thumbs. I’ve done some studyin’ (as Andy would say) and there are now sports where teams can either compete together or play as a oneman army. These sports can take place with anyone in the world at any given moment and can be played on earth, outer space, the zombie apocalypse, the depths of the ocean, and a variety of other places. The best part is that you don’t even have to leave your living room! Welcome to the world of E-Sports, where video games have brought the playing field to you and what it is ain’t football (unless you want it to be). I was recently introduced to the world of online gaming on a whim. I have always seen the option to go live when playing my Xbox, but never really got into it until my wife and I started playing Minecraft together. I started looking into other titles that allow me to connect with others and compete in online shooter games and even a soccer game where you kick the ball as a remote-controlled car, and I must say that it’s a tough world to fit into! People have who have been playing for years typically dominate the competition and even make their livings by competing against one another.
So, when a rookie like myself steps into an arena for the first time, I usually get squashed. I make the claim that I grew up behind the Shelton Fisher learning curve with online gaming. As a teenager, I can remember doing odd jobs with Earl Painter (handyman extraordinaire) to purchase my game systems. Because I was buying the cheaper options, I typically bought the older systems which meant that as the new games came out, I bought the games everyone had already raved about. The games were always pretty fun however, and getting the systems made me proud because I worked for them. I had a couple of friends who were a few houses down that would play with me, but we never did online play so I was usually flying solo when beating missions and bad guys. When I moved out on my own, my wife had grown up playing Xbox so I dug back into my roots and bought an older model that we could afford just to watch movies and play some of our favorite games on; we could stroll down memory lane in our free time. Over the years, we’ve made several upgrades as we could and I’ve begun now to compete with some of the best players in their games. Do I have a lot of practice to put in? Absolutely. Am I the best? Absolutely not. But the important thing to always do with anything is to practice for perfection and have fun in everything you do!
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One of the GEMS BERT bikes ready for action. Photo by Alan Hodge tions from things such as bee stings, and other first aid supplies. ‘The purpose of the bike team is to stabilize patients until the truck arrives,” Cherry said. In addition to their emergency rescue training, GEMS riders are tough. “We do training rides on trails at places like Poston Park, Rocky Branch Park, and the Carolina Thread Trail,” said Cherry. “One training ride is an eight mile loop from Lineberger Park to Robinwood Rd. on the greenway with the goal of completing the course in an hour.” So, just exactly where are the bike team members de-
ployed and what do they do? “We attend special events such as festivals, concerts and runs,” Cherry said. During running events, bike team members basically “circle the pack” keeping an eye on participants. Riders can log ten or fifteen miles escorting runners. “At one running event we responded to several cardiac arrests,” said Cherry. The GEMS bike team also goes to schools where it takes part in exhibitions and bike rodeos. For more information on the GEMS bicycle program call 704-866-3210.
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Banner News Fellowship & Faith
Church Directory Second Baptist Church
Living Witness Ministries 541 Costner St. 704-827-0004
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
Rankin Ave. • Mt. Holly, NC
110 S. Main St. 704-827-4751
Macedonia Baptist Church 1951 Stanley Lucia Rd. 704-827-9224
Morningside Missionary Church 711 Morningside Dr. 704-822-9142
Mt. Holly Church of God 208 Rankin Ave. 704-827-8596
McADENVILLE Lakeview Baptist Church 143 Church St. 704-824-5380
McAdenville Baptist Church 192 Main St. 704-824-2740
McAdenville Wesleyan Church 300 E. Wesleyan Dr. 704-824-1073
Mt. Sinai Baptist Church 339 S. Hawthorne St. 704-827-4320
New Covenant United Methodist 14514 Lucian Riverbend Hwy. 704-827-4468
New Providence Baptist Church 1104 Old NC 27 Hwy. 704-827-0822
New Saint Paul Holiness Church 1529 Old Hwy. 27 Rd. 704-827-5851
North Main Baptist Church
BELMONT
Grace Wesleyan Church
Will of God Church
Alexander Memorial Baptist Church
6014 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-7959
513 Woodlawn Ave. 704-827-5185
208 South Main Street 704-825-3216
Brotherhood/Sisterhood WNCC UMC 120 Park Street 704-825-1333
Catawba Heights Baptist Church 311 Belmont Road 704-827-8474
Christ Church Presbyterian Church 901 Catawba Street 704-461-8614
Crossroads Wesleyan Church 101 Beaty Rd. 704-827-8381
Centerview Baptist Church
151 Henry Chapel Rd 704-825-0711
MT. HOLLY Bethel Baptist Church
Holy Comforter Lutheran Church
Restoration & Deliverance 804 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-820-0954 Revival Tabernacle of Mt. Holly
NC Highway 273 704-827-9846
826 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-2999
Ridgeview Baptist Church
Hood Memorial Ame Zion Church
Burge Memorial Methodist Church
455 Sacco St. 704-825-6007
312 W. Glendale Ave. 704-827-2726
Loves Chapel Presbyterian Church
Catawba Heights Church of God
204 Lincoln St. 704-825-8342
122 Tomberlin Rd. 704-827-4225
Lutheran Church of the Holy Comforter
CBC-Memorial Apostolic
Henry’s Chapel Ame Zion Church
216 N. Main St. 704-825-2483
2300 Acme Road 704-827-2061
216 N. Main St. 704-825-2483
East Belmont Baptist Church
Message of Love Church
501 Catawba Street 704-825-5780
306 Pearl Beaty Dr. 704-827-6500
East Belmont Church Of God
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
320 E. Catawba Street 704- 825-8845
110 Lincoln St. 704-825-2046
East Belmont Free Will Baptist
Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist
909 Edgemont Ave 704-825-5346
212 South Street 704-825-7269
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
New Hope Presbyterian Church
120 Belmont-Mt. Holly Road 704-827-3366
4357 S. New Hope Rd. 704-824-1697
Exodus Church
New Life Baptist Church
101 S. Main Street 704-755-5034
201 Oak Trail 704-822-6195
First Baptist Church
New Mills Chapel Fire Baptized
23 N. Central Avenue 704-825-3758
104 Morning Glory Ave. 704-825-5457
First Foursquare Gospel Church
North Belmont Church of God
8 Elizabeth Street 704-825-5811
2316 Acme Rd. 704-827-4092
First Presbyterian Church
O’Conner Grove Church Ame Zion
102 S. Central Ave 704-825-3357
613 N. Main Street 704-825-5576
First Presbyterian-Belmont
Park Street United Methodist
112 S. Central Ave 704-829-0668
120 Park Street 704-825-8480
First United Methodist Church of Belmont
Power of the Spirit Church
807 South Point Road 704-825-2106
Fresh Anointing Church of God
118 School Street 704-827-7071
Queen Of The Apostles Catholic Church
230 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-0968
Chapel Baptist Church 324 N. Lee St. 704-827-5526
Way of the Cross Baptist Church
709 Rankin Ave. 704-671-8640
238 Lanier Ave. 704-827-8111
Covenant United Methodist
Wesley Chapel Holiness Church
110 Underwood Dr. 704-820-0603
324 N. Lee St. 704-827-1993
Family Worship Center
Westview Presbyterian Church
1013 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-7656
1020 W. Catawba Ave. 704-827-2026
Finish Line Christian Center
LOWELL
First Baptist Church-Mt. Holly
Bethlehem Church
300 S. Main St. 704-827-2481
3100 Bethlehem Church St. 704-823-5050
First United Methodist Church 140 N. Main St. 704-827-4855
124 Georgia Belle Ave. 704-579-7823
Grace Baptist Church
Gaston Christian Church
South Point Baptist Church
300 Westland Farm Rd. 704-827-8600
5339 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-8252
124 Horsley Ave. 704-825-9516
Hickory Grove Baptist Church
Goshen Presbyterian Church
South Point Freewill Baptist
3717 Hickory Grove Rd. 704-827-3939
297 Gaither Rd. 704-825-8045
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Goshen Free Will Baptist Church
South Point United Methodist
1736 Kelly Rd. 704-263-0199
510 South Point Church Rd. 704-825-4019
Lighthouse Full Gospel Church 530 N. Hawthorne St. 704-827-1442
826 Stanley-Spencer Mtn. Rd. 704-827-7801
St. Marks United Methodist Church 701 Secrest Ave. 704-825-8175
Stowe Memorial Baptist Church 26 Kee Rd. 704-825-5987
Carolina Community Baptist 604 Martha Ave 704-824-2872
Center Baptist Church S. New Hope Rd. 704-824-4121
Epic Church 100 Indian Walk 704-671-4652
Lowell Church of God 804 W. First Street 704-824-3383
Lowell Free Will Baptist Church 3010 Lowell Rd. 704-824-9389
Lowell Smyre United Methodist Church 201 N. Main St. 704-824-8814
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church 120 Branch St. 704-824-4535
First Baptist Church of Lowell 400 W. 1st St. 704-824-1215
Cramerton Temple of God Church East Wilkinson Blvd. 704-824-5319
Life Church
First Baptist Church 235 8th Ave. 704-824-1991 501 Cramer Mountain Rd. 704-824-4286
Riverside Baptist Church 171 S. Main St. 704-824-7785
West Cramerton United Methodist Church 207 Lowell Ave. 704-824-4213
Gateway Cowboy Church
STANLEY Amazing Grace Baptist Church 7280 Sifford Rd. 704-827-6277
Christ’s Evangelical Lutheran 203 S. Main St. 704-263-2621
Community Pentecostal Center 320 Ralph Handsel Blvd. 704-263-8731
First United Methodist Church 217 N. Main St. 704-263-2691 512 Old Mount Holly Rd. 704-263-4275
Gold Hill Missionary Baptist Church 7447 Old Plank Rd. 704-827-7966
New Faith Baptist Church 1224 Mayberry Rd. 704-263-0249
New Life Baptist Church 527 N. Buckoak St. 704-263-4647
Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church 2717 Dallas/Stanley Hwy. 704-263-4406
Springfield Memorial Baptist Church 2920 Dallas-Stanley Highway 704-263-4426
Stanley Church of God 324 N. Main St. 704-263-4041
Stanley Pentecostal Holiness Church 113 E. Parkwood St. 704-263-2131
Trinity Full Gospel Church 303 Sunset Dr. 704-263-9765
United In Action of Stanley 5481 Hickory Grove Rd. 704-524-0555
Welcome Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
811 Mauney Rd.
317 W. 1st St. 704-824-1213
BESSEMER CITY
New Life Church
Bright Light Baptist Church
128 Robbins St. 704-824-1356
112 White Jenkins Rd. 704-681-2017
207 E. 1st St. 704-824-3807
6700 Wilkinson Blvd 704-825-1709
704-867-2317
154 N. Main St. 704-824-3831
Presbyterian Church of Lowell
The Pointe
Restoration Church 1800 Spencer Mountain Rd. 704-824-5250
Unity Baptist Church 1005 Catawba St. 704-825-8730
Woodlawn Baptist Church
Upper Room United Pentecostal 1405 Armstrong Ford Rd. 704-825-0604
Cramer Memorial United Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church
1792, 108 N. Main St. 704-980-285-8334
133 S. Main St. 704-827-0521
416 Woodlawn Ave. 704-824-1745
The Barn at Sandcastle Farm 155 Sandcastle Rd.
Cornerstone Family Worship
First Presbyterian Church
Cramerton Free Will Baptist
108 Horseshoe Bend Beach Rd. 704-827-8676
511 Tuckaseegee Rd. 704-827-4301
841 Noles Dr. 704-827-7461
151 8th Ave. 704-824-3889
DALLAS
Tuckaseegee Baptist Church
First Free Will Baptist Church
Cramerton Independent Presbyterian Church
St. Anthony of Padua Traditional Catholic Church
707 Westland Farm Rd. 704-822-8033
5008 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-3276
Containers/Trailers Sales & Storage Rental
1117 Old NC Hwy 27 704-827-8826
Core Church
Sanctuary of Praise Ministries
Employees of
Shiloh AME Zion Methodist
1529 Old Hwy 27 Rd. 704-827-5851
Friendship Baptist Church
Springwood Freewill Baptist
740 Rankin Ave. 704-827-5181
2560 Stanley Lucia Rd. 704-827-5881
1300 W. Catawba Ave. 704-827-3076
124 Georgia Belle Ave 704-965-1004
Second Baptist Church
St. Paul FHB Church
503 N. Main Street 704-825-9600
Grace Korean Ch Assembly-God
105 Pine Rd. 704-827-3856
Community Christian Fellowship
71 McAdenville Road 704-825-7283
Roper Street 704-601-5146
1304 N. Main St. 704-827-6141
CRAMERTON
210 Park Street, Belmont NC
704-825-9861
1101 N. Main St. 704-824-4261
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BANNER-NEWS OBITUARIES
James M. “Jim” Biggerstaff Belmont- Mr. James M. “Jim” Biggerstaff, 93, of Belmont, died Sunday, July 28, 2019. He was the widower of Frances Biggerstaff, and a son of the late Charlie Mills
Biggerstaff and Winnie Gettys Biggerstaff. He was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Tammy Dowdy; his sister, Mary Lela Hubbard; and his three brothers, John Howard Biggerstaff, Rev. William Gettys Biggerstaff, and Robert Clyde Biggerstaff. Jim was a World War II veteran, having served in the US Navy. During his military career, Jim married the Love of his life, Frances on October 5, 1944. He was a member of Adaville Baptist Church. He is survived by his son, Larry James Biggerstaff and wife Delia Ann, of Belmont; his grandson, Michael Biggerstaff and wife Lori; five great grandchildren, Daniel and wife Meredith, Keisha, Nicholas, Larry and Victoria; two great great grandchildren, Marleigh and Avery; and several nieces and nephews. A Service to Celebrate
his life was conducted at 3:00 pm Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Adaville Baptist Church. The Rev. Marvin Green officiated and Myles Biggerstaff provided a Eulogy. Burial followed in the Cedar Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery with Military Rites rendered by the Rutherford County Honor Guard. Pallbearers were Daniel Biggerstaff, Larry Dowdy, Myles Biggerstaff, Russell Newton, Bobby Bishop, and John Campbell.The Visitation was from 1:30 pm until 2:45 pmWednesday in the church prior to the service. Memorials may be made to Adaville Baptist Church, 805 Oakland Road, Spindale, NC 28160. Washburn & Dorsey Funeral and Cremation Service is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences @ www.washburndorsey.com.
Ebenezer UMC BBQ is Sept. 6th BBQ catered by Kyle The United Methodist Women of Ebenezer Fletcher, $8.50 per plate. UMC, 120 Belmont Mt. Holly Road, Belmont, 704-827-3366, will be having a barbecue sale, Centerview Baptist Friday, September 6, Church, 2300 Acme Road 2019, 11:00 am until 6:00 Belmont, will be giving away free school supplies pm.
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City of Belmont employees recently attended a mandatory safety training at the new TechWorks facility located at 52A Ervin St. TechWorks is a great space to use for large gatherings or training. TechWorks is a non-profit organization committed to job creation and economic growth for Gaston County. TechWork’s goal is to help tech start-ups and entrepreneurs strive in the region and help community members thrive in the tech talent pipeline. Contact Terry Cox for more information: terry.cox@techworksgaston.com. City of Belmont photo
I’m lost! Rev. Trent Rankin Salvation Church, Gastonia, NC salvationchurchnc.org pastortrent@salvationchurchnc.org
Have you ever been lost? Today we have GPS, yet in times past, it was easy to get lost. Being lost can be a scary thing. It is frightening to be on some dark road with no end in sight. Being lost is scary, yet being lost from God is even more tragic. Those who do not know Jesus are eternally lost, separated forever from God. As believers, we can be lost, not in our salvation, as that is secured once we believe in Jesus, yet we can stray in our walk with God. Luke 15:1-7 records the Parable of the Lost Sheep. In this parable, Jesus speaks of a shepherd having one hundred sheep. One of those sheep became lost, and wandered from the flock. The shepherd left the remaining ninety-nine sheep, and went to seek his lost sheep. He searched high and low, looking everywhere for that sheep. When he had finally found the sheep, he put him on his shoulders, and led him home. Jesus said that all of heaven rejoices when one sinner repents, over ninetynine just persons who do not need to repent. Sheep stay with the flock, following the voice of the shepherd. Even as faithful as sheep are, if they become distracted, they will stray from the flock. Even faithful believers can stray. In a world of evil and sin, Satan can entice us, and lead us away. When we stray from God, it can be difficult sometimes to
find our way back. Sheep only know how to follow the shepherd. If they stray, and cannot hear his voice, they will wander farther away until they fall prey to a predator. When we Rev. Trent Tankin yield to sin, it takes us far away. The voice of Jesus becomes fainter in our hearts, and it becomes difficult to find our way back to Him. Sin draws us deeper and deeper, keeping us longer than we ever intended, and costing us more than we were prepared to pay. Fortunately for us, Jesus never quits searching for us. That shepherd would have searched all over until he found his sheep. No matter how long it took, he would find him. Jesus will find us as well. The One who gave His life on the cross for us, bearing our sin and punishment, will never cease searching for His lost sheep. When we answer His voice, He will take us in His arms, and lead us home. In our world that is so far from God, it is easy to be distracted from God’s voice. However, if we will keep our eyes on Jesus, hearing His voice, we will never stray from the Good Shepherd. When we communicate daily with God in prayer, reading His Word, we can hear His voice as He speaks to us. Are you lost today? If you do not know Jesus, trust in Him today. If you are a believer, and have strayed, hear His voice again. Jesus is looking for you, and when He finds you, He will carry you home.
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Ability Experience riders arriving at Holy Angels. Photos by Alan Hodge
HOPE From Page 1 Members of the team come from colleges and universities around the country. The team cycles an average of 75 miles per day ending at the Nation’s Capital. Part of each day is spent with people with disabilities on the 64-day Journey of Hope. Every cyclist commits to raising a minimum of $5,500 on behalf of people with disabilities in hopes to enhance their quality of life. The Ability Experience (formerly PUSH America) was founded in 1977 with the hope of committing its members to enhance the lives of people with disabilities. The Journey of Hope covers 32 different states, cycling over 12,000 miles (there are three teams – North, South, and Transamerica) combined, solely comprised of members of Pi Kappa Phi and continues to spread a message of acceptance and understanding for people with disabilities. Holy Angels has had a long relationship with The Ability Experience, starting when it was known as PUSH America, with the very first Give A PUSH weekend in 1989 - where members of the fraternity from throughout the southeast gathered to help build Holy Angels’ Push Place play area. They returned a few years
later, for another Give A PUSH weekend and built Camp Hope, a recreation destination for Holy Angels’ residents. In 2009 Holy Angels hosted a 20th anniversary Give A PUSH Weekend to refurbish the original project - PUSH Place. In 2011, PUSH America held a Give A PUSH weekend to double the size of PUSH Place, providing both the funds and volunteers for the project. “We have a tremendous partnership with The Abilities Experience,” said Holy Angels community outreach director Sister Nancy Nance. “They are an integral part of Holy Angels.” Holy Angels was founded in 1955 by the Sisters of Mercy. The private, nonprofit corporation located in Belmont provides residential services and innovative programs for children and adults
with intellectual developmental disabilities with delicate medical conditions. The mission of The Ability Experience is to use shared experiences to support people with disabilities and develop the men of Pi Kappa Phi into servant leaders. The Ability Experience organizes Journey of Hope and two other large service projects each summer and is the national philanthropy of Pi Kappa Phi. Founded in 1977, the Ability Experience is committed to enhancing the lives of people with disabilities. Combined with corporate sponsorship, the 2017 Journey of Hope will raise more than $650,000 for people with disabilities across the nation. The Ability Experience has raised over $15 million in its 40-year history. For more information, visit http://www.abilityexperience.org/.
The Ability Experience support vehicle lets drivers know who’s up ahead.
Riders and support team members mingle with Holy Angels residents.
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Ability Experience national staff members were also on hand at Holy Angels.
Holy Angels residents welcoming Ability Experience riders.
More Ability Experience riders streaming into Holy Angels.
Riders park their bikes and head for the picnic.
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Arts on the Greenway had a booth at the Strategic Vision event featuring a Phoenix lantern created by Teresa Rench (second The Gaston Regional Chamber and Mt. Holly Chamber had from left). Other Arts on the Greenway reps included (from left) Angie Saunders and Paige Sigmon at the Mt. Holly event. Julia Benfield, Stephanie McLaughlin, and Nancy Sauser.
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Mt. Holly council member David Moore (right) with interested citizens Robert and Addison Ellison.
VISION From Page 1 over the Catawba River. Mt. Holly assistant planner Briam DuPont was at that display and it had a steady stream of interested folks examining the information. The Stowe FamilyYMCA was also on hand with a booth showing plans for expansion at its facility. YMCA CEO Sharon Padgett explained a bit about what the Y has in store. “We will have a larger child care space, an outdoor water park, a larger fitness are, and perhaps a youth wing,” she said. “It will be beautiful.” The Gaston Regional Chamber table was staffed by Angie Saunders and Paige Sigmon with the Mt. Holly
Chamber. “This event provides good visibility for the Chamber as well as the City of Mt. Holly,” said Saunders. Other groups that had displays at the Strategic Vision get-together include Tarheel Trailblazers. Mt. Holly Parks and Rec., Mt. Holly Farmers Market, Mt. Holly Community Garden, Arts on the Greenway, and Friends of the Greenway (FROGS). Overall, the Strategic Vision program provided plenty of information on Mt. Holly in a very interesting and transparent format that everyone seemed to enjoy a lot. A large group of folks came to the Mt. Holly Strategic Vision happening.
The Mt. Holly Farmers Market and Community Garden booth The YMCA was represented by Josey Messer and Molly D’Avria. was staffed by Jessica Hudome, Melanie Black, Leigh BrinPhotos by Alan Hodge kley, and Meg Phillips
Master Gardener program to feature Ted Stephens Ted Stephens, owner/operator of Nurseries Caroliniana in North Augusta, SC, is a jewel in the crown of southern horticulture and will be the Master Gardener speaker Thursday, August 15, 2019, 10:00 – 11:00 am at the Citizens Resource Center, 1303 Dallas-Cherryville Highway, Dallas. Ted travels continents to collect new plants for southern gardens and has been
awarded a number of plant patents from his breeding program. His business website is www.nurcar.com. Ted will first give an overview of his teaching experience in North Korea and examine the life of the people and their attitudes towards Americans. Then he will be discussing many exciting new plants, both perennial and woodies, that have been introduced in recent years.
He will examine the culture of each, including where they may be best sited in one’s landscape. Please take advantage of this rare opportunity to hear a globally-known speaker/ educator not only share his experience and glimpse into North Korean life, but also what’s new in his world of plant selections. There is no admission charge and reservations are
Mt. Holly assistant planning director Brian DuPont shows a map to citizen Mike Ester at the Strategic Vision display.
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Meditations
Gaston
Treat others with dignity Yesterday I was shown a video of police officers in New York City being hit with buckets and water while they were doing their job. No one came to assist them. They stood and watched, filmed and yelled at the officers. Suffice it to say; I was heartbroken at the treatment of anyone who is treated in this manner. I was listening to an interview with Larry King as he was sharing an incident about Martin Luther King Jr. when he was denied access into a hotel for being black. King went outside the hotel and sat on the steps. The owner of the hotel came out and asked, “What do you want?” King looked into the hotel owner’s eyes and said, “My dignity.” What would it hurt anyone to treat others with dignity? “When I consider Your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon, and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them.” Psalm 8:3-4 NIV. When I reflect on the greatest to the smallest of all created things, I stand in awe of our Creator God. I think about the vastness of our universe to the smallest hydrogen atom that comprises a percentage of the elemental mass of the universe. The diameter of an atom ranges from 0.1 to 0.5 nanometers. To visualize the size picture, human hair and imagine something million times smaller. As tiny as that seems, each atom is made up of many smaller parts. The atom is
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made up of proton and racing around the proton are electrons. As we imagine the magnificence of the Rev. Angela Pleasants universe, it is humanDistrict ity that God is mindful Superintendent and has a purpose for of Catawba Valley our lives. Created in Methodist Churches the image of God, we are given responsibility to care over creation. “You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet.” Psalm 8:5-6 NIV. We are kings and queens crowned with glory and honor. We are given dignity. And it is not up to anyone else to remove that dignity that God has bestowed on us. Establish a deep belief in your worth. And respect the dignity and worth of each other. When I saw that video of the officers being hit with buckets and water dumped on them, I said, “I would probably be arrested for fighting back to protect the officers.” I wanted to be in that crowd to speak against the injustice. How will you use your voice? “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.” Proverbs 31:8-9 NIV.
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Front line or campfire? There’s a battle; has been a fierce one since the beginning of human creation; even a bit before that. God created angelic beings and Lucifer/Satan pride-fully decided he wanted to be like God. After the sixth day of creation, when God created Adam and Eve, Satan saw his opportunity. He knew Adam and Eve were special to God so he disguised himself and lured Adam and Eve away from God. The rest is a monstrous history as sin spilled from Satan’s heart and blackened all human souls. Through the ages of humanity, Satan has had a destructive plan carefully working against God and us and the pain and destruction is everywhere. The bible is clear however. Satan is doomed to hell for eternity and each living person has a choice to make. Embrace Jesus, the son of God or listen to the devil and reject God. Choose heaven or hell; life or death. There is a clear, true dividing line between good and evil. And there are warriors on both sides; warriors with varying capabilities constantly battling each other. Scripture recounts many such battles where God’s army warred against men and women sold out to evil. If we look at the news we often see similar battles today. Many armies visibly display their allegiances but some don’t. Some hide in gray areas because they aren’t thinking clearly or because Satan has written a new dictionary and that book is the one they order their life by. To them, God’s prophet Isaiah offers a warning from God in Isaiah 5:20 about how Satan’s dictionary is designed to make evil appear good and good appear evil. In fact, all of Isaiah 5 warns of a terrifying result for those who are deceived by Satan and defy God even if they think they are on God’s side, but aren’t; those who navigate in a grey area but who have aligned themselves with Satan’s lies and are deceived; and then there are ravenous wolf warriors fully aware of whose they are; disguised in sheep’s clothing. In the New Testament too, Paul provides us in, 2 Timothy 3 NIrV, a picture of whom among us may be disguised in this “redefined gray area.” “Here is what I want you to know. There will be terrible times in the last days. People will love themselves. They will love money. They will brag and be proud. They will tear
others down. They will not obey their parents. They won’t be thankful or holy. They won’t love others. They won’t forgive others. They will tell lies about people. Dennis Siracusa They will be out of control. They will be wild. They will hate what is good. They will turn against their friends. They will act without thinking. They will think they are better than others. They will love what pleases them instead of loving God. They will act as if they were serving God. But what they do will show that they have turned their backs on God’s power. Have nothing to do with these people.” What sort of army does the Lord desire? First, God wants us to know that He always goes before us and is undefeatable. God also wants us to be trained and capable; fearless and holy. In Judges 7 we see a perfect example where Gideon is preparing for battle with 32,000 men against the godless Amalekites and Hittites whose armies were large and covered the ground like swarming ants. God was determined to show Gideon and Israel, yet again, His wisdom and strength. First, the Lord wanted the warriors who were afraid to be exempted from this battle. That eliminated 22,000. Second, the Lord wanted only those men who were vigilant to be chosen. That only left 300 men. These were the men God chose to be His vanguard against the huge heathen army. This seemingly impossible, mismatched battle is how God demonstrated His sovereignty and might. The overwhelming results are recorded in Judges 7:22-25. As we consider ourselves in the light of God’s Word, within the theater of the spiritual battle surrounding us today, we need to start by seeing how we line up with God’s definition of right living. Then we need to make sure we have the armor of God on. After that, we need to decide where we want to fit in God’s army. Do we want to be on the front line with the 300 where we are used by God and witness His power and miracles first hand, or would we rather sit around a campfire after the battle and hear about what happened?
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world? As Americans, we are global citizens. The world has problems that we can’t afford to ignore, and we inhabit a preeminent world power with a responsibility to lead. What does this mean for us as citizens? It means we have an obligation to inform ourselves about the world we live in. We should learn about international affairs, visit other countries if we’re able, learn a foreign language, read what foreign leaders have to say. We should engage with people from elsewhere and work to understand the challenges that other countries and their citizens confront.
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By Lee H. Hamilton I’ve been struck recently by news coverage of humans’ degradation of the planet. Two opposing themes keep appearing. One is the sense that, as individuals, there’s little we can do; the forces are too large. The other – and many Americans would agree with this – is that as citizens of the planet we have a responsibility to protect it and to pass it on in good shape to those who follow us. So how do we reconcile those warring impulses – not just on the environment, but on many global and international issues? How, in other words, do we engage with the
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Pet of the Week The Tri-County Animal Rescue Big Dog Pet of the Week is this beautiful Bloodhound mixed pup named Rosie. She is 9 months old and weighs 45-50 pounds. Rosie is still growing so she will be getting bigger. Rosie was malnourished when we first got her but she is filling out nicely. She is very sweet and tries hard to please people. Rosie will win your heart as soon as you meet her. She is great with other dogs and would make a wonderful companion for your current dog. Rosie has been spayed, current on vaccines and micro-chipped. Please give Rosie a chance to become part of your family! She will be looking for you this weekend. It’s difficult to resist the appeal of a hound’s dark brown eyes and their pleading expression. They’re Rosie happy, outgoing and loving — characteristics more than low. Once on a scent, they balanced out by their hound can roam miles before they nature, which is inquisitive, stop. They use their nose to determined, and focused on sniff out many things … esfood. They aren’t yappy pecially food! hounds need dogs, but they do have three lots of room to get their exdistinct vocalizations — a ercise so a fenced yard is a bark/growl, a baying howl, must. If left alone and unexand a half-baying howl (a ercised, hounds can become cross between a frantic bark destructive. If you are looking for and a bay). The half-howl vocalization usually is reserved an addition to your family, for when they catch sight of please come out and meet quarry. Being pack dogs, our pets this weekend. Many they generally get along well available pets will be at the with other animals and their Gastonia PetSmart located human friends — and they at 3698 East Franklin Bouthink everyone is their new levard this Saturday noon to 6 pm. best friend. The most important thing About Tri-County Animal to know about these hounds is that they are a scent hound. Rescue Tri-County Animal ResThe nose is the most important part of his anatomy and cue is a non-profit organizahis head is always down to tion serving Lincoln, Gaston the ground, searching for and other surrounding counan interesting trail to fol- ties. We are committed to
Just Sew Happy ribbon cutting... Owner Pam Carter celebrates grand opening at Just Sew Happy, with (to her left) Sheila Thrower holding ‘Stitches” and Pam’s husband Paul Carter. To her right, are Melanie Stiwalt and Stephanie Russell. Holding the ribbon are former Chamber Board member Jennifer Church (left) of the Chronicle Mill and Chyrch Realty and Chamber Board Chair Shannon Thomas of Creative Solutions Special Events. Montcross Chamber photo ending pet homelessness in this area and we need your continued support. If you cannot adopt a pet, then support Tri-County in other ways. We need volunteers and donations to continue our mission of finding homes for these unwanted animals. Please help Tri-County Animal Rescue continue to save pets by adopting your next pet this weekend? Our “needs” list includes: towels, Clorox, laundry detergent, paper towels, dry dog food and dry cat food. For more information, call 704.263.2444, send an email to TriCountyAnimalRescue@yahoo.com, visit us on the web at www.tcar.us or on FaceBook at Tri-County Animal Rescue. Donations can be sent to Tri-County Animal Rescue, PO Box 483, Alexis, NC 28006.
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Andrea Schrift resigns from Montcross Chamber After two and a half years as director of member services at the Montcross Area Chamber of Commerce, we bid farewell to Andrea Schrift, who has resigned. She soon will begin a new position with the Gaston Regional Chamber. The MACC staff, joined by friends and neighbors from the Stowe Building, recognized Andrea’s service at a lunch in her honor Tuesday. “Andrea has been a valuable and dedicated member of our team,” President Ted Hall said in a message to MACC Board members. “She
our members and creative in introducing new events. She fully embraced our Chamber’s key value statements, which include: “Put Members First;” “Build Bridges” (of collaboration connecting people, businesses and communities); and “Tear Down Walls” (that divide people, businesses and communities.)” Andrea will be missed by the Chamber staff, the Board of Directors and the membership. We greatly appreciAndrea Schrift ate the contributions she has has been innovative in devel- made to our members and oping new services to provide wish for her the very best.
Gaston County Police stop runaway boat on Lake Wylie On Sunday July 28th, 2019 at approximately 8:46 am, Gaston County Communications received a call about a runaway boat on Lake Wylie near Armstrong Rd. in Belmont, NC. The report was that an operator of a small boat had fallen out into the water while his boat continued run-
ning in a circular pattern, endangering boaters and docks in the vicinity. The driver of the boat was not injured and the Gaston County Police Marine Enforcement Unit was dispatched. When officers arrived on scene they found the boat still circling out of control. After several attempts to safely get in po-
sition, Officer D. Hord was able to jump onto and gain control of the 13 foot fishing boat while it was still moving. The boat was subsequently returned unharmed to the owner, Jeffrey Lynch of Gastonia. No other boaters or property were injured during this incident.
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2019 Hot Nights Cool Rides Car Show is August 16 & 17
Rebecca Watts East Gaston
Madison Curry Mt. Holly Middle School
Wyatt Olgers South Point
Levi Hoyle Belmont Middle School
‘STAND UP Gaston’ program recognizes students
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lowed. Folks wishing to register their car can do so on Friday, August 16 from 2pm-8pm at Main Street Meeting, 108 East Main Street. Registration on Saturday, August 17 from 9am-2pm. Registration is just $25 per vehicle and includes a commemorative t-shirt. Main Street restaurants along with other food vendors will be serving a variety of delicious food items, including hamburgers, hot dogs, wings, fish, BBQ, turkey legs, livermush burgers, pizza, funnel cakes, ice cream, kettle corn, fudge, and fresh lemonade. Live music on the entertainment stage begins at 11am with regional television personality Jack Roper and the Weatherman Band. The Kill Devils take the stage at 2pm and closing out the entertainment is the Night Move Band playing from 5pm-7pm. The trophy ceremony will immediately follow the Night Move Band. The fun and excitement continues with a free showing of the movie “Smokey and the Bandit” at POPS after the trophy ceremony! The movie will start at dusk (approximately 8:30pm). Come early and have your picture made with a Pontiac Trans AM, just like the one that Burt Reynolds drove in the movie! The POPS Concession stand will be open providing all your favorite movie snacks! For more information call the Forest City Events Line at 828-247-4430 or the Town of Forest City at 828-247-4417. Like us on Facebook at “Hot Nights Cool Rides Forest City Car Show” or “Forest City Events”.
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What better way to end the school year than to receive a $50 gift card from Dick’s Sporting Goods. That is what happened to 25 students in Gaston County Schools as a result of their outstanding participaAdept Nguyen Eli Johnson Zykevise Gamble tion in the ‘STAND Cramerton Middle School Stanley Middle School Stuart Cramer High UP Gaston’ character education and anti-bully- Levi Hoyle, Belmont Mid- Academy, Tyliyah Monting program. dle School, Cheyanne Fer- gomery, Warlick Academy, One student was chosen rell, Bessemer City High Shaniyah Adams, Webb from each middle school School, Emily Fowler, Bes- Street School, Luz Mendezand high school to be recog- semer City Middle School, Perez, York Chester Middle nized for their strong growth Hailey Prince, Cherryville School. in character traits, accom- High School, Adept Nguyen, Gaston County Schools plishing goals, and meeting Cramerton Middle School, the ideals of ‘STAND UP Rebecca Watts, East Gas- and the Gaston County DeGaston,’ which is a partner- ton High School, Kevin partment of Health and ship with Shaun Golden’s Walters, Forestview High Human Services developed ‘Golden Opportunity’ pro- School, Renee Cunningham, the ‘STAND UP Gaston’ gram. Gaston Early College High program in 2017. It promotes Principals and guidance School, Tatiana Ortiz, Grier healthy relationships, talkcounselors worked together Middle School, Nicholas ing and listening, accepting to select students who went Nguyen, Highland School of differences, never tolerating above and beyond expecta- Technology, Takiya Glenn, violence and abuse, helping tions in the classroom and in Holbrook Middle School, the way they treated others Kayla Mackenzie Mulwee, others, and coming together outside the classroom. The Hunter Huss High School, to make a change. Shaun Golden, a former students showed kindness Kaitlyn Campbell, John Chaand compassion, which are vis Middle School, Madison college basketball player for important components of the Curry, Mount Holly Middle the University of Georgia, program. School, Carmela Waters, established the ‘Golden OpThe last week of school in North Gaston High School, portunity’ program as a way June, the students gathered Wyatt Olgers, South Point to spread the importance of at Dick’s Sporting Goods in High School, Jocelyn Press- anti-bullying and self-emGastonia for a recognition ley, Southwest Middle powerment to middle school ceremony and to cash in their School, Eli Johnson, Stan$50 gift card. ley Middle School, Zykevise and high school students Here is a list of the 25 stu- Gamble, Stuart W. Cramer across the country. He has dents recognized at the cer- High School, Cameron Suits, conducted school assembly emony: Annalise Froehlich, W.C. Friday Middle School, programs as part of ‘STAND Ashbrook High School, Nathan Jordan, Warlick UP Gaston.’
The 28th Annual Hot Nights Cool Rides Car Show is fast approaching! Each year thousands of visitors flock to the small Western North Carolina town of Forest City on the third weekend in August (this year August 16 and 17, 2019). With over 400 cars, truck, and motorcycles registered and 65 different car classes recognized, this show is one of the largest in the Southeast! The event is sponsored by the Forest City Merchants Association and the Town of Forest City. To kick off this year’s event, a free cruise in and concert will be held on Friday, August 16 from 6pm-8:30pm at newly constructed Forest City Pavilion on Park Square (POPS), just a short walk from Main Street. The Ocean Blvd Band will be performing. Even if you don’t have a show car to bring, we invite everyone to POPS to enjoy the live music and to visit with family and friends. You may even want to show off your shagging dance skills! Bring a blanket or lawn chair and come enjoy the sounds of live beach music! Folks bringing show cars are asked to park on either side of the Rutherford County Farmers Market. Local food trucks, along with the POPS concession stand will be open to provide delicious food. Parking for the public is along historic Main Street and in the free, public lots between Main Street and Trade Street. The 28th Hot Nights Cool Rides car show is a free event. It begins Saturday, August 17 at 9am and will continue until 8pm. It is an alcohol-free event and no pets are al-
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Local schools orientations and open house events Gaston County Schools has scheduled a number of orientation and Open House events in the coming weeks. ASHBROOK HIGH Thursday, August 15 Freshman Camp, 5:007:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 21 Open House, 6:00-7:30 p.m. BELMONT CENTRAL ELEMENTARY Thursday, August 22 Grades 3-5, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Second Grade, 4:30 p.m. BELMONT MIDDLE Thursday, August 15 Rising Sixth Grade Camp 1:00-3:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 20 Sixth Grade Parent Night 6:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 21 Grades (7 & 8) 5:30-7:00 p.m. CATAWBA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY Thursday, August 22 Kindergarten-Fifth Grade 5:00-7:00 p.m.
STUART W. CRAMER HIGH Tuesday, August 13 Freshman Camp 8:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday, August 22 Meet the Teacher Drop-in 5:00-6:00 p.m. CRAMERTON MIDDLE Thursday, August 15 Camp Cramerton - Sixth Grade Orientation 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 20 Meet the Teacher (Grades 7-8) 5:30-7:30 p.m. EAST GASTON HIGH Thursday, August 15 Freshman Camp 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Friday, August 23 Meet the Teacher 5:30-7:30 p.m. HOLBROOK MIDDLE Tuesday, August 15 Rising Sixth Grade Orientation 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Thursday, August 22 Open House 5:00-7:00 p.m.
KISER ELEMENTARY Wednesday, August 21 Orientation Third Grade, 5:00 p.m. Thursday, August 22 Drop-In Open House Fourth and Fifth Grade, 5:00-7:00 p.m. Lingerfeldt Elementary Thursday, August 22 Kindergarten Orientation 3:00 p.m. First and Second Grade 3:30 p.m. Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade 4:00 p.m. Title I Annual Meeting Thursday, September 19 5:30 p.m. Lowell Elementary Thursday, August 22 Kindergarten - Parents Only, 4:00 p.m. in the gym First and Fourth Grade, 5:00 p.m. in the classroom Third Grade, 6:00 p.m. in the gym Second and Fifth Grade, 7:00 p.m. in the classroom MCADENVILLE ELEMENTARY Thursday, August 22 Back to School Orienta-
tion 6:00-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 10 Title I Annual Meeting 6:00 p.m. Mount Holly Middle Wednesday, August 14 Rising Sixth Grade Orientation 1:00-3:30 p.m. Thursday, August 22 Open House 5:30-7:00 p.m. New Hope Elementary Thursday, August 22 Meet the Teacher Grades 3-5, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Grades 1-2, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Kindergarten Meet the Teacher Sunday, August 25, 2:004:00 p.m.
2:00-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 22 First Grade Meet the Teacher 5:00-6:00 p.m. Kindergarten Parent Orientation 6:30-8:00 p.m. Sunday, August 25 Kindergarten Meet the Teacher 2:00-3:00 p.m.
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Mt. Holly Sports Hall of Fame 2019 inductee Tyler Berg By Kathy Blake At the house on North Main Street in Mount Holly where he grew up, on the wall of his old bedroom, a mantle still holds trophies, medals and reminders of the basketball player who won them. Tyler Berg’s success at East Gaston High School, in AAU ball and at Wofford College in Spartanburg remains proudly on display. “My mom kept every newspaper article that was about me and basketball. They have a box of it at home. They have all the recruiting letters,” he says. “I have AAU championship medals, state medals, all the trophies. They’re on that wall.” Clear a spot to commemorate his induction into the Mount Holly Sports Hall of Fame. Some people play a sport. Berg, 35, lived it. He dabbled in other games as a child – soccer, baseball – but basketball hooked him, he says, as a 6- or 7-year-old at the Mount Holly gym, in recreational league. He recalls trying out for his school team in seventh grade, and being told no. By eighth-grade, he was on. His height helped coaches notice him; his skills got him court time. “Yeah, I was always the tallest kid. Always the guy under the basket,” he says. “In seventh grade, I was like 5-foot-10 or so, then in eighth grade I was 6-1. In the summer between eighth grade and high school, I grew 5 inches and started high school at 6-6.” Former East Gaston coach Ken Howell noticed Berg at freshman orientation and immediately struck up a conversation. Berg made the junior varsity. From there, his basketball career accelerated. “Midway through that year, I got moved to the varsity, but I was on the team kind of practicing with older individuals (the starting center was a 6-7 senior). My 10th grade year, I was the starting center.” As a junior, he was Gaston Gazette Player of the Week twice, the Gazette Player of the Year and All-Area first team, the Charlotte Observer Gaston-area Player of the Year, on the Observer’s AllPiedmont team, Mega 7 AllConference, Wilkes Central Christmas tournament AllTournament team and defensive MVP. And was named school MVP by East Gaston coaches. Berg added summer ball after his freshman year, joining the Charlotte Royals AAU team that won the 16under National Championship in metro Detroit, and the following year placed third at 17-under Nationals in Orlando. He also added personal training, working one-on-one on off-season Saturdays with former Miami of Ohio player Larry Garloch. As a high school senior,
games. Berg graduated with a degree in finance and works in Charlotte for Foodbuy LLC, a group purchasing organization that contracts with, and distributes to, health-care facilities, long-term care communities and hotels. He and his wife, Susan, are dog-parents of a mutt hound named Brady and new Golden Retriever puppy, Basil. “Being selected to the Hall of Fame, I think it’s a great honor,” he says. “Obviously, lots of talent has come through Mount Holly, and it’s an honor to be recognized and be part of this. I think my greatest accomplishment on the court was receiving a full scholarship to play college ball. A lot of kids don’t get that opportunity, and it was a goal I set for myself and was able to achieve.” Looking back, he recalls favorite high school games
Tyler Berg he was Big South Conference Player of the Year, All-Conference team, Gazette Player of the Year and All-Area first team, Observer Gastonarea Player of the Year, Observer Charlotte-area second team, on the Wilkes Central All-Tournament team, a Mr. Basketball N.C. 3A finalist and East-West State All-Start team selection. The mantle got fuller and so did the mailbox. “I got letters, hundreds of letters, from colleges. You get a bunch from different people. And then as it progressed, the offers started coming in,” he says. “I had six scholarship offers.” He took some unofficial visits to Richmond, Western Carolina, Davidson and Wofford, and had a connection to Davidson through Coach Bob McKillop’s son, who played AAU ball with Berg. But it was Wofford that got a second chance to make a good first impression. “I never really wanted to go to Wofford. As a little kid, we would always go visit my aunt in Spartanburg, so I was like, I really don’t want to go to school here,” he says. “So the coaches called, and Dad answered the phone and I was in my room, and he says, ‘Wofford’s on the phone; they want to talk to you.’ I told my dad I didn’t want to talk, and he says, ‘But they’re offering you a scholarship.’” Berg took his unofficial visit, stayed overnight, met the players and other students, and changed his mind. “It kind of felt like home,” he says. “Driving back, we got as far as the Gaffney outlets and I said, ‘That’s where I want to go to school.’” Playing as a 6-foot-9, 240-pound center, and wearing No. 31 like his favorite player, Duke’s Shane Battier, Berg made the Southern Conference All-Freshman team, started 17 games as a sophomore, and finished his Wofford career with 52 starts and 1,025 total points in 108
with rival South Point, and having a “really good game” in college at Clemson, which recruited him. Among his non-favorite games is the after-work commute down I-85 from Charlotte on heavy traffic days. Sometimes, he rides home on I-485 instead. But if he wants to reminisce, there’s an exit toward North Main Street, to David and Ann’s house, with the mantle in the bedroom. * TYLER BERG’S ROUTE TO THE HALL OF FAME East Gaston High School: Four-year letterman; 1,309 points, 959 rebounds, 307 blocks Junior year: Coaches award MVP; Gazette Player of the Week (twice); Gazette Player of the Year; Gazette All-Area first team; Observer Gaston-area Player of the Year; Observer All-
Piedmont team; Mega 7 AllConference; Wilkes Central Christmas Tournament AllTournament team; Wilkes Central defensive MVP Senior year: Big South Conference Player of the Year; Big South All-Conference; Coaches award coMVP; Gazette Player of the Year; Gazette All-Area first team; Observer Gaston-area Player of the Year; Observer second-team Charlotte area; Wilkes Central All-Tournament team; Mr. Basketball N.C. 3A finalist; East-West State All-Star team (west) selection Wofford College: Southern Conference All-Freshman team; started 52 of 108 games; 1,025 points, 565 rebounds; .516 field-goal percentage; .614 free-throw percentage.
Gaston Schools bus information Bus transportation is provided to elementary, middle and high school students living at least a mile and a half from their assigned school. All bus drivers must be 18 years or older and pass a bus driver training program designated by the N.C. Division of Highways. Bus drivers are trained and licensed by the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles. The Gaston County Schools Transportation Department operates one of the safest school bus fleets in the state. The department was chosen as one of the Top Ten School Bus Fleets in the country, and we were the first school system in the United States to produce its own biodiesel fuel. Bus Schedule Questions concerning your child’s bus schedule should be directed to the school principal. School Bus Safety Tips School bus safety is a top priority with Gaston County Schools. In order to make the bus transportation system as safe as possible, parents should remind children of the following conduct and bus safety rules: Always obey your bus driver. Observe good conduct. Always talk quietly on the bus. Never scream. Be at your bus stop on time. Help keep the bus clean. Stay off the street when waiting for the bus. Stay in your seat until the bus comes to a complete stop. Don’t play with the emergency door. Leave the bus only at the front of the door except in case of an emergency. Always keep hands, arms and head inside the bus. Never use drugs, tobacco, alcohol or profane language on the bus. Always use the handrail to get on and off the
bus. Walk on the left side of the road facing traffic when going to the bus stop. Always stay well off the road. When approaching or leaving your bus, if you must cross the street, always cross in front of the bus where the driver can see you. Always make sure the bus has stopped and the stop signal is extended. Always occupy the seat assigned by the driver or principal. Citizens, Please Be Cautious As the new school year begins, Gaston County Schools asks all citizens to watch out
for children who ride the bus. During the morning and afternoon hours when the yellow buses are transporting children to and from school,
pay close attention to children getting on and off the bus. Always be extra cautious when approaching a yellow school bus.
NC School Bus Law North Carolina General Statutes, G.S. 20-217(a) requires the driver of a vehicle that approaches a school bus from any direction on the same street, highway, or public vehicular area to stop and remain stopped when (1) the bus is displaying its mechanical stop signal or flashing red lights and (2) is stopped for the purpose of allowing passengers to board or leave the bus. The driver of the other vehicle may not move, pass, or attempt to pass the school bus until after (1) the mechanical stop signal has been withdrawn, (2) the flashing red stoplights have been turned off, and (3) the bus has started to move.
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Mt. Holly Sports Hall of Fame 2019 inductee April Harte profile by Kathy Blake If childhoods had soundtracks, April Sigmon Harte’s would be the thuunk, thuunk, thuunk of a basketball on a driveway, followed by the soft swiiish of rubber through a net. With her father beside her, Harte played for hours, a little kid falling deeper and deeper in love with the game. “After playing on a team for the first time at 8 years old, there was no looking back,” she says. “Except basketball season at 8 didn’t last that long, and I was hooked, so that led me to becoming obsessed with making free throws.” In the driveway, from a home-made free throw line, it went on relentlessly. Thuunk, thuunk, thuunk, swiiish… Her self-created training had one unbreakable rule: “Never end on a miss.” Rewards during Harte’s basketball career began at age nine at Pinewood Elementary, when she became the school, district and state freethrow champion, and continued through junior high, high school and college. And into the Mount Holly Sports Hall of Fame. “It means a lot to me that people today looked back and remembered me, and felt I was worthy of this honor,” she says. “I have been reminiscing at all the old photos and articles, and it really makes me miss playing. It also makes me truly appreciate my mom for keeping and organizing all the pictures and articles, as well as running me all over town to whatever practice, game or event was going on at the time.” Harte dabbled in softball and track and field at Stanley Junior High, mostly for the camaraderie and because “off-season” wasn’t in her dictionary. She was the county Division II basketball Player of the Year at Stanley in 1994 and 1995. “I had great coaches at Stanley Junior High and whatever the season was, I played the sport. I feel like all of these coaches helped build me into a better overall athlete, and it was there that I really started to flourish as a basketball player,” she says. “I had some great teammates, and we all worked together to win. I may have stood out, but we always won together.” The summer before ninth grade, the momentum stopped. Harte tore her ACL at basketball camp. Her mom, she says, sought the best doctors and therapists, and her family and friends helped her cope. She also thought about players she admired – the Charlotte Hornets’ Dell Curry, Muggsy Bogues and Larry Johnson, and the University of North Carolina’s Jerry Stackhouse and Eric Montross – and decided that, to be her best at
this game, one ripped ACL was no reason to give up. “I was determined this was not going to stop me,” she says. Harte came back to play for East Gaston, where she was All-Gazette first team in 1996-97 and 1997-98. The team won the Mega 7 Championship in 1997 and was NCHSAA 4-A Sectionals runners-up. “My favorite high school memory has to be playing with the group of girls and coaches for my junior and senior years at East Gaston. We won the conference championship both years under Coach Ernie Bridges. He was definitely one of my favorite coaches through the years,” she says. “He was intense, fair and dedicated to coaching. He truly cared about every player and gave all of us the support and encouragement we needed to be successful.” Harte averaged 20 points and eight rebounds as a senior and totaled 1,153 points at East Gaston from 1995 through 1998 while earning a 4.19 GPA. Being a Carolina fan, her dream was take her game to Chapel Hill. Academically, she was good to go, but basketball would mean hoping for a walk-on. “I had been contacted by a handful of Division II schools to play, several that were too far away, but Coach Eliane Kebbe from Belmont Abbey had reached out to me several times and convinced me to at least come visit,” she says. “Coach Kebbe did an amazing job of recruiting local talent and putting together great teams, so there were several familiar faces from the area already at the Abbey. After visiting the campus and meeting some of the players, it just felt like the right decision for me.” Harte totaled 909 points in her Abbey career, with 454 rebounds and 112 threepointers. “My favorite college game would be when we played Pfeiffer during my senior year. In high school I played down low, so the opportunity to shoot outside wasn’t often,” she says. “By my senior year at college, I had become a shooting guard. The game against Pfeiffer that year I hit six three-point shots. It was definitely a personal best for me.” She married Abbey graduate Jimmy Harte in 2007. She earned her Master’s in Health Administration from UNC-Charlotte, worked several years with Alzheimer’s and dementia residents at a care community and now is a systems administrator with OrthoCarolina. “I have always had a desire to care for other people, and I formed bonds with the (Alzheimer’s/ dementia) res-
idents and their families that I will always cherish,” she says. “It is, however, hard to work in that setting and lose residents who become like family to you. While working as an Alzheimer’s Dementia Care director, I chose to pursue my Master’s degree in Health Administration, and it was during that time that I shifted gears and took a different position at OrthoCarolina. I have been with OC for almost 14 years. I enjoy supporting the doctors and staff who work with patients who are overcoming injuries similar to what I experienced when I was a teenager.” Joining the Hall of Fame brings that back. “I often smile when I look back at all the memories and experiences I was given because of basketball and other sports I played,” she says. “I am excited to be able to share this one with my children.” She and Jimmy have three children: James Patrick, 10; Bella, 8; and Blaise, 3. “My husband played college baseball, and is a huge sports fan too,” she says, “so
hopefully our kids will continue the tradition. It is pretty exciting to see their love for sports growing, and I love watching them play.” Now, if she hears a basketball soundtrack, it will be from inside the house while little feet scurry about the driveway. Thuunk, thuunk, thuunk….swiiish… Kids got next. APRIL HARTE’S ROUTE TO THE HALL OF FAME 1989 (Age 9):: School, district and state free-throw champion while at Pinewood Elementary 1994, 1995: County Division II basketball Player of the Year while at Stanley Junior High 1992-1995: Played softball and ran track and field in junior high
April Harte with husband, Jimmy and children James Patrick, Bella and Blaise.
NCHSAA 4-A Sectional Runners-up, basketball team 1997 Mega 7 Champions, basketball team 1998 Mega 7 Basketball Player of the Year, 1998 Durham Jaycees N.C. Academic All-state basketball East Gaston High School team 1998 Salvation Army Girls All-Gazette First Team basketball, 1996-97 and Club Student Athlete of the Year, 1998 1997-98 1998: Averaged 20 points, Mega 7 Champions, East Gaston basketball team 1997 eight rebounds per game
1995-1998: Scored 1,153 total points for East Gaston, maintained 4.19 GPA Belmont Abbey College Career highlights: Total points, 909; total rebounds 454; total 3-pointers, 112 Tickets: “The banquet is Saturday, August 17, 2019, at the Municipal Complex at 6pm. Doors open at 5. Tickets are available at Moose Drugs and David’s Detailing and from committee members for $20.”
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Gaston Braves leaders offer thoughts of 2019 American Legion Team By Art Shoemaker The Gaston Braves American Legion baseball team had a great year. Here are some remarks on the winning season. Mark King: Head Coach This team has been fun to watch and coach this summer because through all of our ups and downs we never quit- not one time. There were many games where we didn’t have our whole team or any pitchers to throw but somehow they always came to play and found a way to either win the game or be there to the end. I am so proud of our guys, especially the 15 that stuck it out throughout the state playoffs. This took commitment on their part and their parent’s part. Legion baseball isn’t for everyone but the ones who can do it will have life long memories. I will talk about this team for years to come as from being 6 outs away from elimination in round 1 of the playoffs down 7-2 and coming back to win three in a row to winning the last game they played vs the #1 seeded Fuquay-Varina in the state tournament. Again, I am very proud of our guys and my staff. Go Braves. Kenneth Pasour: Assistant Coach Watching this year’s team come together was truly rewarding. They began the summer coming from five schools who needed time to develop as a team. But over the course of the summer they evolved into one of the best offenses the state had to offer. As long as we had outs left on the board, we knew we had a chance to win. While our season ended with some disappointment it doesn’t dampen how much I enjoyed our summer together. Jeff Gibson: Athletic Officer
Scenes from the Gaston Braves last game of the season. Photos by Bill Bostick Tarheel Sports Photography This year’s team has been a pleasure watching them come together as a unit. They are the most talented group we have had since the 2014 state runner-up team. We may not have had as much depth on the mound as the 2014 team but had more fire power offensively from top to bottom. It took time for this team to mature into the present team they became. The players from the area high schools we draw from have learned what it’s about to come together and perform as one of the state’s best teams. They have made friendships with each other that they can take with them for life. The memories of this state championship run will be something they will discuss often in the years to come. Art Shoemaker I have been heavily involved in American Legion baseball since the mid 70’s. Games are played in the hottest months of the year and more often than not I’m ready for a break after a long season. However that was not the case this year. When you have an excellent group of young men it makes the season enjoyable. Not only did we have outstanding athletes they were better young men. It was obvious to me that all of our players were from good homes. The players were very respectful, disciplined and gave it their best of all times.
The Braves finished with a 22-10 record and finished as the 4th place team in the recent state championship tournament. Coaches King and Pasour did an excellent job this season. There is not
a better Athlete Officer in our state than Jeff Gibson. Combine this with talented athletes and the success that this team enjoyed will be a goal for next year’s team to duplicate.
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REUNIONS
EMPLOYMENT
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LOVELACE REUNION Oak Grove Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, NC. Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, 1pm. Bring your favorite foods. Door prizes, quilt give away. (704) 750-4153
NOW HIRING HVAC INSTALLERS AND INSTALLER HELPERS. Pay based on experience. Subject to Pre-employment drug screen, background and drivers license check. Apply in person at Shelby Heating & Air, 1990 Eaves Road, Shelby, NC 28152, 704-487-7877.
GUTTER BUSTERS. All around handyman service, including gutter cleaning and blowing and most any yard work, including minor chainsaw work/tree trimming, bush trimming/removal, planting, raised beds, spreading mulch by the truck load, removing clutter of all types, storm damage clean-up, and more. No mowing. Tidy up your place by calling Robert for a free estimate. Serving Cleveland County for years. (980) 295-0750
LEGAL NOTICES HOMECOMING AT CHARITY BAPTIST CHURCH. Homecoming on Sunday, August 11th with The Brent Rochester Family at Charity Baptist Church, 113 Charity Church Rd, Lawndale, NC (Near Fallston). The Service begins at 10:30AM with a meal to follow in the Fellowship Building. For more info call 704-419-4574 or www. charitybaptistfallston.org, charitychristianschool@ gmail.com
THIS TO NOTIFY ALL PERSONS OR BUSINESSES having claims against the estate of James Manley Holtzclaw, deceased 4/12/19. Call (704) 675-3337
EMPLOYMENT ON-SITE JOB FAIR Get your resumes ready! CORMETECH is hosting a Job Fair on Thursday, September 5th. You will have the opportunity to meet and chat directly with Hiring Managers who are looking to hire professionals for various positions. DIRECT HIRES ONLY. You must be 18 years of age and have a valid driver’s license. We look forward to seeing you there! Location: 304 Linwood Road (Gate 1), Kings Mountain, NC 28086 Date & Time: Thursday, September 5th | 10am to 4:30pm Phone: 704-414-4612.
CHURCH POSITIONS: CHILDCARE, CHRISTIAN ED. First Presbyterian Church Mount Holly seeks a Children’s Ministries Coordinator (7hrs/wk) AND a Sunday AM nursery caregiver (2.5 hrs/Sun.). Must have experience, good communication skills, and faith that emphasizes God’s love for all. Info at fpcmountholly. org or call 704-827-0521. fpcmth@aol.com LOCAL HARDWARE STORE SEEKS THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS. Sales Associate and Small Engine Mechanic. Please apply at Shelby Hardware, 506 S. Lafayette St, Shelby, NC 28152.
DILLY DALLY AT DALLIED!!! Free coffee while you shop! Free samples of artisan chocolates! Balloons for the children! Have fun with the bubbles!!! Browse through our nine room mini mall galleria in support of over 77 individual entrepreneurs!! Monday thru Saturday 10 til 6. Facebook@dallied. Dallied is located at 123 W. Marion Street, Shelby. (704) 481-7782 dalliedllc@gmail.com COINS * COINS * COINS We Buy & Sell Coins. JAKE’S KNIVES & COLLECTIBLES. 1008 S. Lafayette St., Shelby. (704) 406-9082
SUMMER HELP NEEDED. Landscaping. Part-time. 704739-4108, (704) 476-6199 REVOLUTIONARY WAR HERO: MARY PATTON. New book available on Amazon.com by Martin Mongiello about the Hero who provided 500 pounds of black powder for free to the Patriots at the battle of King’s Mountain, Cowpens, Guilford Courthouse and all over the South. Branded a deviant and outlaw for illegally supporting the rebels - this new tome tells the ďŹ nal truth and real story. marti@revwarexperience.com
REUNIONS THE SPANGLER REUNION. Date: Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Double Shoals Baptist Church located at 318 Old Mill Road. The program will begin at noon followed by lunch fellowship. Please bring a well ďŹ lled basket.
NEED SUMMER SCHOOL BUS DRIVER. Must have valid CDL passenger endorsed license. (704) 473-4299 JOB OPENINGS. Farm Labor, Maintenance, Carpenter, Grounds Keeper. Must have N.C. Drivers License. (704) 473-4299 PART TIME MINISTER OF MUSIC. Responsibilities include adult choir, practice, leading congregational hymns, coordinating musical selections with pastor. Sandy Run Baptist Church, 210 East Church St., Mooresboro, NC 28114. Send resume to: dblanton1@carolina.rr.com (704) 473-2553 $800 “GUARANTEEDâ€? WEEKLY. Mailing yers from home. For free packet call 1-972-221-7035
FAMILY TREASURES THRIFT STORE. We buy toys, glassware, jewelry and lots more. Tuesday-Saturday, 9am-4pm. 2270 College Ave. Suite 273, Forest City, NC 28043. (In front parking lot of Belk’s and Roses). 828-289-2752.
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EMPLOYMENT WANTED: I will sit with the elderly. Any shift, any hours, light housekeeping. 828-287-0982, 828305-0595.
RENAISSANCE SPORTS CENTER. Traditional Archery & Fencing Instruction. Group lessons available. Outdoor Range open Monday, Wednesday & Saturday, 10am-6pm. 828-287-4541.
BUSINESS SERVICES
YARD SALES
NOW HIRING. Experienced roofers needed. (704) 477-0516 SEEKING QUALIFIED DIRECT CARE STAFF. Boundless Miracles, LLC is seeking persons for the following positions: (1) Experienced individuals to provide non-licensed AFL homes for consumers with NC Innovations services and (2) Experienced males and females to provide part time and PRN direct care services to consumers in their home and community. Must have High School diploma or GED, at least 18 years of age, reliable transportation with a good driving record and must pass drug test. Please apply in person at 820 S. Post Road, Shelby. We are seeking caring and dependable persons who want to make a difference in the life of a person with intellectual and developmental disabilities. (704) 406-9813 rhonda6367@yahoo.com
DOWN TREE AND BRUSH REMOVAL. No job too small. Free Estimates. 828-395-0758.
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R&R GRADING / CLEARING. All Your Grading, Clearing and Hauling Needs. Reasonable Rates. Free Estimates. Call or Text 704-308-2021, rrgradingandclearing@gmail. com CLEVELAND COUNTY GARAGE DOORS. Summer Garage Door Special: Single size starting at $499. Double size starting at $849. Garage door repairs and installations. Ask about glass door installation and repair. 704-419-0117, 704472-9367.
DOWNSIZING SALE. Household items, tools, artwork. A little of everything. Saturday, Aug. 10th, 7AM - Until. 201 Worthington Street. Near Shelby City Park. Shelby, NC 28150 HERITAGE OAKS COMMUNITY YARD SALE. Sat. Aug. 10, 7AM - 1:30 PM. Located off Eaves Rd. Look for signs. Shelby, NC 28152
RUTHERFORD COUNTY INSIDE YARD AND BAKE SALE. Aug. 7-10 and 13-17, 8:30am until daily except 8/17, 8:30am-2pm. Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, 397 Mt. Pleasant Church Road, Forest City.
FOR SALE METAL CUTTING BANDSAW. Cuts vertical and horizontal. Only $50. Call 704-466-4675.
AFFORDABLE LANDSCAPING. Call today and schedule a free estimate! Grass cutting, weed eating, mulching. (704) 466-2333 WHEN YOU CAN’T, I CAN! House Cleaning by Wendy Tai. Trustworthy and Dependable, OCD Clean. From Lake Lure to Forest City. 813-728-8102. RETIRED GENERAL CONTRACTOR available for small job repairs and ďŹ xes. Deck repair a specialty. Rutherford/ Cleveland County areas. Bob, 828-476-6058. PRESSURE WASHING AND DECK RESTORE. Landscaping, Mulching, Yard Work, Bushes Trimmed, Handyman Services, much more. Experienced. No job too small. Ask about Senior Discounts. Call 704-6924449.
PERFECT FOR RAIL TRAIL RIDING. Women’s Trek Navigation bicycle, grey, like new, $175. Men’s Antique Cruiser bicycle, new tires, $50. MUST SELL! 828-782-7221. VINTAGE JBL SPEAKERS. Floor standing model $100, 32 inch Vizio Color TV $40. Great items for your man cave or she shed. (704) 476-5113 NEW COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED. Weider Workout Center, cable resistance, has weights. Can send pics. $140.00 (704) 560-6602 BLUE OX - ALLADEN BX425 TOW BAR. 7500 lbs rating. $425. (704) 418-4282 COWBOY APPAREL (Boots, Hats, Shirts). New C-Pap machine and New Blood Monitor, $200 OBO. Men’s Leather Sports Jackets, $15 each. Gas Propane grill, $150 OBO. 828748-6853. HORSE QUALITY HAY. Square and round bales. Call (704) 487-6855
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FOR SALE TRAILERS, LAWNMOWER TRAILERS, Flatbed Trailers, Enclosed Trailers, Horse and Cattle Trailers, Saddlery. Check our prices and quality before you buy. Bridges Riding Equipment. Boiling Springs, NC. (704) 434-6389
ROSS PROPERTIES LLC. Nice piano for sale. $400 obo. (704) 472-7741 4 (28�) CHERRY BAR STOOLS. Commercial grade. Less than 2 years old. Perfect condition, $400. See by appointment. 980-522-7789, (704) 739-2360 12 PIECE SET OF PEARL DRUMS and cymbals, $600 obo. Can send pics. Ask for David. (704) 692-4955
VERY PROFESSIONAL HERMAN MILLER OFFICE CUBICLES. Lots of privacy. Must see! Motivated seller. 704-6924449. MASSEY FERGUSON TRACTOR. TO20, overhead valves, new tires, nice condition. Only $1700. Call 704-466-4675. SOLID OAK DESK. Very heavy duty, asking $125. 704-6924449.
(3) CAST IRON WASH POTS. $250, $200, $250. 704-4825205. TRIMTRAMP/EXT TABLE. DeWalt 7-1/4 saw, like new, cuts angles, can use a Router on it, use on Vinyl Siding, $350. Call 828-245-9620 or 828-2231393. NEW PREDATOR 8000 WATT GENERATOR. 6.5 gallon tank, 110/220, EPA Approved, $750. 828-245-9620. TRAILERS: WE BUY, SALE, TRADE (must have title). Parts and service most all models. NEW 5x8 from $630. J. Johnson Sales, Forest City. 828-245-5895. CARPORTS, COVERS, CARS, TRUCKS, RV, Camper, Boat Equipment, Hay, Livestock. Protect your investments. Areas Largest on site display, 100’s of options and sizes, 12 wide to 60 wide. J Johnson Sales, Forest City. 828-245-5895.
MOBILITY CHAIR, INVACARE M 41 $495. Good used electric wheelchair, charger, setup & delivery, warranty. Scooterman John 704-951-4224. mobilityservices07@gmail.com USED CAMPER TOPS FOR SALE. Various sizes and styles. Also buying them in Rutherford County. 828-980-0881. GOOSENECK STOCK TRAILER. Horses, Cows. 5 brand new tires, new wood oor, rubber mats, 12ft oor, 7ft overhang, $2500. 864-706-9738.
FLAGS AND FLAG POLES. 15 ft., 20 ft., and 25 ft., in stock. Delivery and installation available. J. Johnson Sales, Forest City. 828-245-5895. PAYLESS STORAGE BUILDINGS. Top Quality, NEW, USED, Bank Repo’s. Cash, 90 days same as cash, (rent to own, no credit check). Free delivery. J. Johnson Sales, Forest City. 828-245-5895. CARPORTS, GARAGE, LIVESTOCK BARNS. On Site Display. J. Johnson Sales, Forest City. 828-245-5895. TRAILER INVENTORY. Utility, Cargo, Box Dump Trailers, Equipment, Livestock. J. Johnson Sales, Forest City. 828245-5895. PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS with Scratch Pads! Press Room Printing. 704-482-2243. (704) 538-5788
ELECTRIC WHEEL CHAIR, NEARLY NEW $795. 2019 Compass, 275 lb weight limit, charger, seat cushion, swing away Joy Stick, less than 20 hours use. Warranty, delivery included. 704-951-4224. mobilityservices07@gmail.com
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FOR SALE OKRA FOR SALE. $1.50 lb. $20 1/2 Bushel. Call for appt. 828-305-8124. (2) BURIAL PLOTS. Sunset Memorial, Forest City. Good Shepherd Section, road frontage. 1989 Mercedes, $600. 828-245-7559 or 828-2233575. BEAUTIFUL FOR LITTLE PRINCESS ROOM. Pink semi circle couch, like new. Paid $600, asking $100. (704) 2843178 16’ BOAT/TRAILER, 85HP, $1650. 2004 BMW 330CI Convertible $6900 OBO. 2009 VW Jetta, $2495. 1995 Chevrolet Cobalt, $1995. 828-287-8668. INVERSION TABLE. LIKE NEW, pictures on request, $100. 815-558-7379. 1965 WURLITZER JUKE BOX. Holds 50, 45 RPM vinyl records. $2800 Call 980-888-0661 MORTAR MIXER. Briggs & Stratton engine, $200. 828429-5473. DR. BRUSH CUTTER, 26” DECK, 20HP, Briggs & Stratton. Can put other attachments on also. $1900. 828-429-5473. 3 RIDING LAWNMOWERS. Trolling motor, gas heater, garden tiller, arts & crafts and 150 rubber stamps. 704-482-3928. LYNARD CAMPER COVER for sale, asking price, $300. 2002 Expedition, full size, 3rd row seat, fully loaded, $3000. 828395-0758. OAK SLAB FIREWOOD: Ideal for Camping, Outdoor Firepits. 16-20” length. $20 stacked on, you pick up or $40 1/2 pickup load, stacked on, delivered. 828-395-0758.
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WE BUY UNWANTED JUNK CARS. We will come to you. We pay cash on the spot. No titles needed. ID required. (803) 374-7545
OKRA FOR SALE. 828-2450248.
HAVE TWO VW’S. One 1972, one 1973. In very good restorable condition. Priced to sell. Serious inquires only. Call James 704-300-2233.
WANTED: OLD AND NEW AMMO. Reloading supplies. (828) 245-6756 WANT TO BUY 1995 NISSAN 240 SX. ALL THERE! 828-9802996. WANT TO BUY 1969 CORVETTE. ALL THERE! Call 828980-2996. WWII COLLECTOR WANTING TO BUY German Pistols, Military Guns, Helmets, Knives and Flags. I BUY Small and Large Gun Collections also. Licensed FFL, TOP cash paid. (828) 980-3329 CASH FOR YOUR CAR running or not, title or no title. Call Charles Dellinger at Red Road Towing. 704-692-6767, (704) 487-0228 I PAY CASH FOR DIABETIC Test Strips. Up to $10 per 100ct. Must be Unused, Unexpired. I’m local and pay fast. (828) 577-4197 “CASH”!. WE BUY SCRAP & CARS. Running or not. Must have title! Top Dollar. 704-2912852, (704) 974-2256 WANT TO BUY CARS, TRUCKS. Trailers, Metal Boats, Tractors, Farm Equipment. Must have ID and proof of ownership. Callahan’s Towing. (704) 692-1006 DANNY’S AUTOWERKS. Buying used or junk cars. Competitive prices. Call Jimmy, 828-2891175 or 828-247-1070.
FARM & GARDEN
PURE LOCAL HONEY FOR SALE. Just Robbed in July from hives near Shelby/Patterson Springs. Quarts $20. Pints $12. Quarts with comb $22. Pints with comb $14. whitehousefarmnc.com (910) 206-1546
BOATS 1987 17.5FT WITH WALK-THRU WINDSHIELD. Fishing for Bass, Stripers, Crappie, Cats or just Ski. Boat does it all. Johnson 150 GT, SS Prop, Jack Plate, 70lb Trolling motor, 2 Fish Finders, Rod Holders. Garage kept, super clean, must see! $2500 OBO. 828-245-3907. 18’ BOAT, DYNATRACK SKI FISHER. 150 Mercury, Black Max. Runs great. Lots of new parts. $4200 obo. 704-692-8429.
PETS & LIVESTOCK GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPPIES. Beautiful, AKC registered, both parents on premises. Available for new homes on August 17, $650 each. 828429-2401. AKC CHIHUAHUA. AKC Long Coat Male Chihuahuas from AKC Champion Parents, White with Red spots born 12/18. Cream Born 4/19. Vet checked and approved. Wonderful sweet boys. $600. (703) 308-1056 jlittlehorse@aol.com LABRADOODLE PUPS. Labradoodle pups available! Chocolate, black and silver. Females only! First shots, dewormings, flea treatment, vet health certificate. Call, text or email for more info, 704-692-8386. paintedshilohfarm@yahoo.com 8 GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES. 4 females and 4 males. Parents on site. (704) 813-9234
(3) 40 FT WALKING FLOOR TRAILERS. Ideal for shavings or hay. $20,000. 1981 Original Carolina Freight Road Tractor $10,000. 704-487-5049.
REFRIGERATORS, STOVE, WASHERS, DRYERS. Discount Prices. 1205 Earl Road, Shelby, NC. (704) 487-4443
LOST & FOUND MISSING 8 YR OLD MINIATURE SCHNAUZER. Went missing in Grover, Hwy 226 area. Please call if you have seen or if you have please return. 704-915-0004.
WANT TO BUY WANT TO BUY ALL KINDS of Bird Cages. Rabbits also. (980) 241-0672 WANT TO BUY USED BIKES. Running or not. Pay cash. (704) 691-4337 CASH$$ FOR OLD FISHING LURES. Call Rick Hutton collector, (704) 695-4917
2015 FORD EDGE SEL SUV with full panorama roof. Leather, Ford SYNC, loaded with extras, 38,900 miles, $17,500. 704-473-6523. 2005 FORD F-150 69,000 miles, $13,500. (704) 300-1818 kim_hopper@bellsouth.net 2005 FORD RANGER STX TRUCK. 4 cylinder, automatic, aluminum wheels, $4995. 828287-3820. 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA Dual cab, 4WD. Call for info. $7800. (704) 471-0790 1992 FORD F-150 Ext. cab, 300, 6 cyl, auto, new tires, brakes and muffler. Too much to list. Granddaughter decided she didn’t want it. $3000. (704) 472-4450 1994 CADILLAC DEVILLE Pearl White. Runs fine, asking $999. 828-245-9944. 2006 GMC ENVOY Denali. White with grey leather interior, V8, 4x4, looks & runs great, 200,900 miles, $4900. 828223-3311.
CAMPERS SUNSEEKER. 2005, 29 foot Sunseeker Class C by Forest River. Chevy engine, great condition inside and out. New tires and batteries. New mattress. A must see for this price which is payoff. Will send serious inquires photos. $10,000. (704) 308-1056 jlittlehorse@aol.com WANT TO BUY. Pop-up campers. 828-429-3935.
MOTORCYCLES & ATVS
1989 RANGER PARTS, $875. Needs motor or sale parts off. Call for prices. (704) 300-1818 kim_hopper@bellsouth.net
AKC LAB PUPPIES FOR SALE. $350 Male and female, 15 weeks old UTD shots and worming. Call or text 704-4318109. HORSE BOARDING. Carousel Farms now accepting boarders. 12x12 stalls, cleaned daily, feed 3x per day. Turn out available. Covered arena, round pen, outdoor arena coming soon. Trails on property, new fencing. Lounge, rest room, parking. Trailer storage available. Shelby/Polkville area. Onsite owners / trainers with over 60+ combined years of experience. Lessons, Gentle Training Methods. Western, English, Saddle Seat. (480) 225-3257 info@carouselfarmsllc.com JOHN DEERE 3 BOTTOM PLOW, $800 OBO. Box scrape - doublewide, $800 OBO. Drill press, $500. (704) 418-1590 NORTRAC 20HP DIESEL TRACTOR. With one disk and one single plow 16” blade, 4WD, 200 hours, like new, $7500. 828-453-9351.
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DOG KENNELS start at $189.99 in stock. Lots of sizes available, delivery and install available. Dog roofs, dog houses. J. Johnson Sales, Forest City. 828-245-5895. REGISTERED ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD. Puppies, 8 weeks old. $300 UTD on shots and wormer. These are great guard dogs, raised in barn with goats. Text or call 704-297-0779.
2001 HONDA FOREMAN 450, 4X4. Family owned, garage kept, 350 miles, 157 hours, new tires, $3600 cash. 828-245-2238.
2017 SLINGSHOT SL SUNSET RED. Slingshot SL with sunset red hard top. Low mileage (1113 miles). Excellent Condition. $22,000. (570) 419-6654
2000 KAWASAKI BAYOU 220 4 WHEELER. 2WD. Good shape. $1200. (704) 600-5519
REAL ESTATE CLEVELAND COUNTY LOOKING TO BUY UNWANTED RENTAL or STARTER HOMES. Must be priced to sell! (704) 4720006
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VACATIONS OCEAN LAKES 3 BEDROOMS, 2 BATHS. Washer/ dryer, gas grill, golf cart included. $1200 wk. (704) 472-7145 OCEAN LAKES VACATION RENTALS. (1) 1678 STARFISH. 3 bedroom, washer/dryer, large covered front porch. (2) 5525 TERN. 2 bedroom, 1 bath, washer/dryer. 704-4736109. sheilaba@bellsouth.net OCEAN LAKES MYRTLE BEACH. Cottage N34. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, den, kitchen, dining, covered deck, near country store. Call Dorcas, 803-7182659, (803) 635-9831 BEACH HOUSES OCEAN LAKES. Weeks and weekends available for August and fall months. 2 or 3 bedroom. Golf cart and WiFi. Call for pricing 704-473-1494.
REAL ESTATE CLEVELAND COUNTY LAND 1.822 ACRES. Only $12,000. Some owner financing. Call 704-466-4675. 1300 SQFT COMMERCIAL. OWNER FINANCING. For Sale 1300 sqft building on large CORNER lot close to new Hwy 74 Bypass west of Shelby. Zoned General Business. Owner Finance. 10% down, 15 years 9% int. $83,000. Call 704-692-1066 for info. Shelby, NC 28150 yourcupcounts@ gmail.com LAWNDALE AREA. Cleared 1.3 acre lot, water and septic, priced to sell. Owner will finance with low down payment. Call Bryant Realty, www.bryantrealtyinc.com (704) 5679836 LAND FOR SALE. Boiling Springs, NC adjacent to Broad River Greenway. 20+ Acres. Some of the prettiest land in Cleveland County. $110,000 (941) 916-2235. (704) 2845126
403 SOUTH ELM STREET, CHERRYVILLE. Cozy home close to downtown Cherryville. 2 story, 3BR, 1Fb, 1Hb. Hardwoods, Carpet. Hardwoods under carpet. Tile back splash in kitchen. Sunroom on back, Double attach garage. Built in bookshelf in office space. Lots of storage in floored attic. Call for showings. Cherryville, NC 28021 (704) 473-0376 Justin. Hill@remax.net
POLK COUNTY LAND, 2+/- ACRES BY OWNER. Shaded track, lightly cleared, convenient but not secluded. Zoned, multi-use, low taxes, pretty home site and/ or future investment property. Near TIEC, year round stream, county water, three phase power access. $31,000. Owner may partially finance. Call between 6-9pm only. 828-863-0596.
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FOR SALE BY OWNER. 2BR, 1BA, living room, kitchen, 1 acre lot, fully furnished. Ready to move in. $65,000. 828-4299260. EAST RUTHERFORD COUNTY. Off Hwy 120, Lots with water and septic. Owner will finance with low down payment. Call Bryant Realty, www. bryantrealtyinc.com. (704) 5679836
2BR, 1.5BA, 1600SF, .46 ACRES. Den, sunroom, big fenced backyard, storage building, $124,000. 127 Hall Street, Forest City. 828-748-5838. LAND FOR SALE. Approx 60 acres near Lake Lure on river. Will subdivide, call for appointment. Restaurant and equipment for sale, $125,000. 828287-8668.
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2&3 BEDROOM TOWNHOMES. Applications are being processed right now! Rent is based on income (and even some expenses). Call or visit today Laurel Hill Apartments. Equal housing opportunity. Shelby, NC 28152 (704) 4871114 laurelhill@darbydevelopment.com
1074 AIRPORT RD. Open the entrance security gate to a fully fenced, very private 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with a 1.5 acre lot, New flooring, New paint, etc. $139,900. Rutherfordton, NC 28139 (864) 5741260 omicronreception@ outlook.com
FOR RENT CLEVELAND COUNTY STUDIO / EFFICIENCY APARTMENT. Newly remodeled, Central heat/air, refrigerator/stove furnished, nice outside covered deck, located 3 miles south of Shelby, $650 month plus deposit. (704) 4827675 NICE COUNTRY LIVING. 2 or 3 bedroom mobile homes for rent. 10 minutes from Shelby. NO PETS. Seniors welcome. (704) 692-0447 2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH. With carport on private lot, big yard, county water. No inside pets. Located in Shelby. $700 month, $700 deposit. (704) 472-7187 SMALL BLDG ON MAIN ST. in Grover. Perfect for barber shop, beauty shop or office. (704) 482-3223 CLEAN 2 BEDROOM HOUSE IN LAWNDALE. Quiet neighborhood. $600 month plus deposit. No pets. References required. 704-312-6346. 4BR, 2BA. Two story house in Shelby. $950 month, $950 deposit. 4BR, 1BA located in Mooresboro, $660 per month, $600 deposit. 704-284-5126 or 704-215-0822. STUDIO APARTMENT, BOILING SPRINGS AREA. Near Gardner Webb, Power Water & WiFi included. $650 deposit, $175 wk. No Pets. Text only, (919) 207-7040 MOVE IN SPECIAL. 2&3 Bedroom, $900 deposit required. $190 weekly rates. Includes power and water. NO PETS. Visit us online at Oakwood Rentals, Shelby or call (704) 473-4299 AREA RENTALS. (Shelby) 770 Ware Rd, $1250. Please call (704) 484-2015 MOBILE HOMES & APARTMENTS. In Kings Mountain. Price starting at $100 per week. Call (704) 739-4417
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FOR RENT OR LEASE. Start your own business. Endless possibilities: Oil Change Center, etc. Very up to date, busy location. Located Hwy 221, Rutherfordton. 828-447-9622.
2 & 3 BEDROOM MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT. Ellenboro, New House Road and Shelby. No calls after 9pm. 828-3051650, 828-755-5257.
NEWLY REMODELED 2BR APARTMENT in Forest City. ICC area, best value, energy efficient, $550. Deposit and references required. 828-248-1776.
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